PediatricCanada
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Two-year paediatric urology fellowship at SickKids, a clinical year followed by a research year, with training that includes paediatric uro-oncology and renal transplantation.
Length2 years
Spots2 per year: 1 North American (AUA match), 1 international
Royal College AFC (DRCPSC)ABU CAQ eligible (North American position)SPU accredited programs list
What stands out
- Only North American program outside the US where Canadian and ABU-eligible urologists train toward the ABU paediatric CAQ
- Multidisciplinary Urogenital Clinic for sex development conditions with endocrinology, gynaecology and genetics
- Program lead
- Michael Chua
- Apply through
- AUA / SPU Match
- Timeline
- North American position via SPU/AUA match; dates for the next cycle are not yet posted
- Focus
- Paediatric urology; first year clinical, second year research with some clinical involvement
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsNo USMLE neededCanadian program (no US visa needed)
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1 clinical; year 2 research with some clinical involvement
- Research
- Basic research on bladder smooth muscle, epigenetics and tissue repair; clinical epidemiology; AI tools for hydronephrosis, hypospadias and testis pathology
- Hospital
- The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
- Faculty
- Armando Lorenzo, Joana Dos Santos, Frank Papanikolaou, Pippi Salle, Rodrigo Romao, Mirriam Mikhail, Camila Moreno Bencardino, Darius Bagli
Requirements (5)
- Certified urologist in Canada or country of origin, or passed MCCQE
- IMGs: 4-12 week Pre Entry Assessment Period (PEAP) at start of fellowship
- TOEFL/TSE or TOEFL-iBT if medical school instruction was not in English
- CPSO licensure and CMPA coverage required for appointment
- Foreign applicants must be fully or partially funded by their home institution